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Pakistan for Unity of Afghanistan: Musharraf

Pakistan has been advocating the unity of Afghanistan, formation of a broad-based government there and a concurrent program of rehabilitation in that country, all of which are now being pursued vigorously by the international community.


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Pakistan has been advocating the unity of Afghanistan, formation of a broad-based government there and a concurrent program of rehabilitation in that country, all of which are now being pursued vigorously by the international community.

This was stated by President Pervez Musharraf while speaking at a cabinet meeting Wednesday in Islamabad.

Musharraf said the international community works on the formation of an interim government in Kabul representative of all ethnic groups to lay the foundations of a broad-based multi-ethnic government in Afghanistan.

He expressed the hoped that the efforts of the international community, of which Pakistan is a part, and particularly the efforts of the United Nations, should bring peace, stability and progress to Afghanistan with whom Pakistan has had fraternal bonds dating back to many centuries.

Musharraf informed the cabinet that he has been in close contact with world leaders and has been exchanging views with them on the emerging situation in Afghanistan.

He said he has held telephonic discussions with Chinese President Jiang Zemin, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell.

He said he will continue to be in contact with leaders of the coalition countries as also with leaders of such friendly countries as China, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Turkey.




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